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The course, Fun­da­men­tals of Mi­cro­bi­ol­ogy, has a lec­ture and lab­o­ra­tory com­po­nent. The lec­ture fo­cuses on the struc­ture of prokary­otic and eu­kary­otic mi­croor­gan­isms, in­ter­ac­tion be­tween the mi­crobe and the host, and human dis­eases. Lab­o­ra­tory ses­sions focus on pure cul­ture tech­niques, meth­ods of stain­ing and the mi­cro­scopic, colo­nial and bio­chem­i­cal iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of sapro­phytic or­gan­isms. Over­all Class Learn­ing Out­comes (1) Use an­a­lyt­i­cal and crit­i­cal think­ing skills to ap­proach a re­search pro­ject. (2) De­velop basic mi­cro­bi­ol­ogy lab­o­ra­tory tech­niques. (3) Dif­fer­en­ti­ate the var­i­ous types of test used in iden­ti­fy­ing and clas­si­fy­ing path­o­genic mi­croor­gan­isms. (4) Use the sci­en­tific method to gather, an­a­lyze, in­ter­pret and pre­sent field base re­search pro­ject

The course, Fundamentals of Microbiology, has a lecture and laboratory component. The lecture focuses on the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, interaction between the microbe and the host, and human diseases. Laboratory sessions focus on pure culture techniques, methods of staining and the microscopic, colonial and biochemical identification of saprophytic organisms. Overall Class Learning Outcomes (1) Use analytical and critical thinking skills to approach a research project. (2) Develop basic microbiology laboratory techniques. (3) Differentiate the various types of test used in identifying and classifying pathogenic microorganisms. (4) Use the scientific method to gather, analyze, interpret and present field base research project